The present paper reports on a study conducted in 1973, designed to measure the English competence and performance of bilingual fourth graders in selected schools in southern Arizona and the extent to which the first language (Spanish) interfered with the second (English). The study also attempted to determine which patterns might yet be unlearned…

Presented in the first of 4 related documents on the Home-Oriented Preschool Education (HOPE) Program is an overview of the procedures for developing a competency based curriculum for normal preschool Appalachian children up to 6-years-old. Discussed are the investigation's procedural components: rationale; philosophical framework (including…

This report presents the major outcomes of the Saturday School (a school and home learning program for 4-year-olds in a large suburban school district) during its first three years of operation. Data summarized indicates the program's impact on the children, especially those with learning problems, and the effect of the program on the attitudes,…

The hypothesis of this study was that scholastic achievement of the low achieving student has positive correlations with his ability to identify with his teacher. Two hundred and sixty-five eighth grade students, 40 percent black, viewed and heard one of two versions of a tape-slide presentation, one with a black narrator teacher and one with a…

To assess the impact of the Follow Through program in Prince George's County, Maryland, data from five sources were collected and compiled. Participating kindergarten and first grade teachers submitted test scores from two readiness measures administered on a pre- and posttest basis for the children involved. Reports from specialized personnel…

The purpose of this study was to test some of the controversial issues raised by researchers studying the performances of children of middle class and low socioeconomic status (SES). In addition to studying the effects of SES and levels of intelligence on rote learning and more complex reasoning processes, the effects on reading achievement of…

The performance of 319 Missouri women on the English, social science, and natural science College Level Entrance Examinations was analyzed. The sample comprised women from metropolitan St. Louis and nine rural areas in Northern Missouri. The typical participant was married; was a high school graduate; had 2.8 children; had participated in informal…

The purpose of this study was to determine occupational qualifications of trainees in a pre-employment program provided by the Center for Adult Education at Ohio State University and the Columbus Urban League and to investigate the relationship between these qualifications and successful completion of on-the-job training. Seventy-five Columbus,…

Samples of taped readings recorded by a black and a white speaker, each reading the identical two stories, were played to four groups of white teachers, 87 in number. The latter were asked to evaluate certain characteristics of the speakers, using an adjective checklist and multiple choice questions. Results indicated that the black speaker and…

An experiment which measures the foreignness of selected languages with reference to each other, to native languages of listeners, and to listeners' language experience is described. The procedure involves the tape recordings of 50 sentences in the native languages of 10 selected speakers. The second major stage involves playback to listener…

A construct of psychoneurological efficiency provides the guiding framework for developing early identification procedures and compensatory training for Head Start children whose inefficient information processing skills interfere with their cognitive development. Psychoneurological efficiency is the ability to process information through the body…

In Quebec, English is taught as a second language to four groups of people: French-speaking Canadians; immigrants; Indians and Eskimos; and foreign students. The first group, in contrast to the others, is not integratively or instrumentlly motivated. They are not submitting to anglicization in North America nor are they being required to know…

The 1968 report of the Nassau County Vocational Center for Women presents the Center's role in providing educational and vocational information and specific referrals to women returning to occupations outside their homes. An analysis is made of the women who enter the labor market and is related to the women now in Nassau County and to the jobs…

A discussion of screening tests for phenylketonuria recommends and provides some data on two tests, lists five disadvantages of urine tests, and discusses three new tests. Also considered are the role of the central laboratory facility and seven suggestions for screening different types of infants at different times. Treatment or followup programs…

The English Oral Language Lessons were developed by the Foreign Language Innovative Curricula Studies (FLICS) of the University of Michigan. The lessons were designed for pre-school children of Mexican American migrant workers with an emphasis on the structure of English sentences rather than on vocabulary. The study was constructed to test the…